Question answered by: Father Michael Bombak That’s a great question, and it’s made even better when we consider some of the different practices within Roman Catholic Masses and Ukrainian Catholic Divine Liturgies. Some of the confusion arises from a difference in...
Respectfully submitted by Fr. Julian Bilyj Crosses are recognized universally as the symbol of Christianity. The three-barred Cross, sometimes called an Eastern Cross or an Orthodox Cross, has a special position in Ukrainian religious life. It is composed of a...
We invited Fr. Kris, from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton, to help us answer this question in a video on why our church is united! Read Other "Ask a Priest"...
Answer from: Fr. Jim In a pastoral letter issued at the close of the Second Vatican Council (1965), our Bishops, together with Cardinal Joseph Slipyj, defined the Liturgical Year as: “A liturgical cycle of the universal or some particular Church, that consists of...
Answer From: Fr. Jim Probably the most obvious reason why the Western church, has done more missionary activity than the Eastern churches throughout history is numbers. As of 2018 statistics, in the West, the Roman Catholic Church has 1.3 billion adherents worldwide...
